Contrasting Grupo Aeroportuario del Centro Norte (NASDAQ:OMAB) & Aena S.M.E. (OTCMKTS:ANYYY)

Aena S.M.E. (OTCMKTS:ANYYY) and Grupo Aeroportuario del Centro Norte (NASDAQ:OMAB) are both industrials companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, institutional ownership, profitability, earnings, valuation, analyst recommendations and dividends.

Profitability

This table compares Aena S.M.E. and Grupo Aeroportuario del Centro Norte’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Aena S.M.E.	N/A	N/A	N/A
Grupo Aeroportuario del Centro Norte	33.17%	49.50%	17.03%

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current recommendations and price targets for Aena S.M.E. and Grupo Aeroportuario del Centro Norte, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Aena S.M.E.	0	0	0	1	4.00
Grupo Aeroportuario del Centro Norte	0	3	2	0	2.40

Grupo Aeroportuario del Centro Norte has a consensus price target of $134.00, suggesting a potential upside of 31.42%. Given Grupo Aeroportuario del Centro Norte’s higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Grupo Aeroportuario del Centro Norte is more favorable than Aena S.M.E..

Dividends

Aena S.M.E. pays an annual dividend of $0.44 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.8%. Grupo Aeroportuario del Centro Norte pays an annual dividend of $5.09 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.0%. Grupo Aeroportuario del Centro Norte pays out 81.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Aena S.M.E. and Grupo Aeroportuario del Centro Norte”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Aena S.M.E.	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Grupo Aeroportuario del Centro Norte	$832.66 million	5.21	$296.74 million	$6.25	16.31

Grupo Aeroportuario del Centro Norte has higher revenue and earnings than Aena S.M.E..

Institutional and Insider Ownership

9.5% of Grupo Aeroportuario del Centro Norte shares are owned by institutional investors. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Grupo Aeroportuario del Centro Norte beats Aena S.M.E. on 8 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Aena S.M.E.

Aena S.M.E., S.A., together with its subsidiaries, engages in the operation, maintenance, management, and administration of airport infrastructures and heliports in Spain, Brazil, the United Kingdom, Mexico, and Colombia. The company operates through Airports, Real Estate Services, International, and SCAIRM segments. It also manages commercial spaces in airport terminals and a network of parking lots; and leases areas in airport terminals for duty-free shops, specialty shops, food and beverage establishments, commercial operations, and advertising, as well as financial services, luggage wrapping machines, other vending machines, and regulated services. In addition, the company leases office buildings, warehouses, hangars, and cargo storage facilities to airlines, air cargo operators, handling agents, and other airport service providers. The company was formerly known as Aena, S.A. and changed its name to Aena S.M.E., S.A. in April 2017. Aena S.M.E., S.A. was founded in 2010 and is headquartered in Madrid, Spain. The company operates as a subsidiary of Entidad Pública Empresarial ENAIRE.

About Grupo Aeroportuario del Centro Norte

Grupo Aeroportuario del Centro Norte, S.A.B. de C.V., together with its subsidiaries, holds concessions to develop, operate, and maintain airports in Mexico. The company operates 13 international airports in Monterrey, Acapulco, Mazatlán, Zihuatanejo, Ciudad Juárez, Reynosa, Chihuahua, Culiacán, Durango, San Luis Potosí, Tampico, Torreón, and Zacatecas cities. It also operates the NH Collection Hotel in Terminal 2 of the Mexico City International Airport, and a hotel under the Hilton Garden Inn name at the Monterrey International Airport. In addition, the company provides aeronautical services, which include passenger, aircraft landing and parking, boarding and unloading, passenger walkway, and airport security services. Further, it offers complementary services that comprise leasing of space to airlines, cargo handling, baggage-screening, permanent and non-permanent ground transportation, and access rights services; non-aeronautical services, such as leasing of space at its airports to retailers, restaurants, and other commercial tenants, as well as maintaining of parking facilities and advertising; and diversification services, which consists of operation and lease of the industrial park and real estate services, as well as hotel and air cargo logistics services. Additionally, the company provides construction services. It has a strategic alliance with VYNMSA Desarrollo Inmobiliario, S.A. de C.V. to build and operate an industrial park at the Monterrey airport. The company was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in Mexico City, Mexico.